General information
| Course type | AMUPIE |
| Module title | English oral skills for EFL teachers |
| Language | English |
| Module lecturer | prof. UAM dr hab. Paulina Zydorowicz |
| Lecturer's email | zpaula@amu.edu.pl |
| Lecturer position | University Professor |
| Faculty | Faculty of English |
| Semester | 2025/2026 (winter) |
| Duration | 15 |
| ECTS | 2 |
| USOS code | 15-EFL-SP-AMU-PIE-11 |
Timetable
Duration of the course: 20.10.2025-12.12.2026
Venue: Collegium Heliodori Święcicki, room to be added
GROUP 1 Mondays
Class 1: 20.10.2025 (90-minute class)
Class 2: 27.10 2025 (90-minute class)
Class 3: 03.11.2025 (90-minute class)
Class 4: 10.11.2025 (90-minute class)
Class 5: 17.11.2025 (90-minute class)
Class 6: 24.11.2025 (90-minute class)
Class 7: 01.12.2025 (90-minute class)
Class 8: 08.12.2025 (45-minute class)
GROUP 1 Wednesdays
Class 1: 22.10.2025 (90-minute class)
Class 2: 29.10 2025 (90-minute class)
Class 3: 05.11.2025 (90-minute class)
Class 4: 12.11.2025 (90-minute class)
Class 5: 19.11.2025 (90-minute class)
Class 6: 25.11.2025 (90-minute class)
Class 7: 03.12.2025 (90-minute class)
Class 8: 10.12.2025 (45-minute class)
Module aim (aims)
This course is aimed at boosting students’ / prospective teachers' oral skills in English (level C1). Its objectives are going to be accomplished through a variety of speaking activities as well as vocabulary and reading assignments. The course is going to end in a pronunciation workshop whose aim is to familiarize students with the essentials of correct pronunciation.
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
Level of English: B2(+) (according to CEFR)
Note: This course requires a significant amount of students' individual work outside class
Syllabus
Class 1: Learning languages
Class 2: Work & careers (1)
Class 3: Work & careers (2)
Class 4: Giving presentations
Class 5: Success and failure
Class 6: Education
Class 7: Polish your English pronunciation
Credit requirements: vocabulary quizzes and / or an oral assignment (recording)
Reading list
Bygrave, Jonathan, Jeremy Day, Lindsay Warwick & Damian Williams. (2021). Roadmap. (C1-C2) Pearson.
Edwards, Lynda, Frances Eales & Steve Oakes. (2023). Speakout. (3rd edition, C1-C2) Pearson.
Latham-Koenig, Christina, Clive Oxenden & Jerry Lambert. (2015). English file. (upper-intermediate & advanced) Cambridge University Press.
McCarthy, Michael & Felicity O’Dell. (2017). English Vocabulary in Use. Advanced Book with Answers. Vocabulary Reference and Practice. Cambridge University Press.
Authentic & self-prepared materials